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In the seventeenth century, as cities such as Tokyo and Kyoto flourished, a new ideal of feminine beauty arose, featuring the beautiful and elegantly dressed women of the “floating world”—a euphemism for the pleasure quarters, which were also known for their theater and puppetry.
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Title: Vase with an Urban Beauty
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: ca. 1700
Culture: Japan
Medium: Porcelain painted with colored enamels and gilded (Hizen ware; Imari type)
Dimensions: H. 24 1/2 in. (62.2 cm); Diam. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. V. Everit Macy, 1923
Accession Number: 23.225.119
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